higher education, teaching, china, social entrepreneurship - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Mar 2013
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New Thinking for China

China’s educational system is undergoing a radical transformation—from an emphasis on rote memorization to teaching styles that emphasize critical and creative-thinking skills. And Chen Weiming is at the forefront of that change. Chen is founder of Xing Wei College, a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; higher education, teaching, china, social entrepreneurship

11 Jul 2014
News

The Long Road Taken

Keywords: Harvard College; higher education, teaching, china, social entrepreneurship; dean appointment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

09 Jan 2014
News

Africa's Entrepreneurs and Fear of Failure

Keywords: entrepreneurship; Africa; government policy; higher education, teaching, china, social entrepreneurship; safety net

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Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship

By: John Jong-Hyun Kim

This course is designed for students who want to understand the central role that education plays in our economy and society and who may want to play an active role (e.g., as entrepreneur, board member, etc.) in shaping the future workforce, bringing about a more... View Details

Keywords: Education Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship; Education; Education Industry

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Transforming Education Through Social Entrepreneurship

Where can I find information to help me with my course work? Information on education and social entrepreneurship Research Task Suggested Resources Education Newsletters and Article Databases Chronicle of... View Details

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Social Entrepreneurship & Systems Change

organization raises charitable funds to invest equity and debt in enterprises serving low-income people Ashoka - international organization that promotes social entrepreneurship by affiliating... View Details

15 Aug 2022
Book

University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed

universities. It is an ongoing tragedy when even the states most historically supportive of public higher education, such as California and Michigan, fail to reinvest in their extraordinary flagship... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

what we have learned so far about the potential and limits of microfinance and how insights from research and practice can help inform the industry's current products, policies and future developments. Initiatives & Projects The Arthur Rock Center for View Details

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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

education, problem solving, and support. Our goal is for alumni to share their latest thinking and practices on issues of critical relevance to the sector, to come together to examine problems of practice, and to examine the distinctive... View Details

29 Apr 2020
Book

The Key to Powerful Social Change: Small Villages

that there is more to learning than classrooms; family situations matter, too. Would children go hungry without school meals? Would learning be possible without Internet access and enough devices? The crisis showed that the quality of View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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By: William C. Kirby

A historian by training, Professor Kirby examines contemporary China's business, economic, and political development in an international context. He writes and teaches on the growth of modern companies in China (Chinese and foreign; state-owned and private); Chinese... View Details

William C. Kirby

William C. Kirby is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He is a Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor. He serves as Chairman of the Harvard... View Details

Keywords: education industry; wine

08 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 8

Epstein, and Kristi Yuthas Publication:In Scaling Social Impact: New Thinking, edited by Paul Bloom and Edward Skloot. Palgrave Macmillan, forthcoming An abstract is unavailable at this time. Order this Book:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Nov 2011
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First Look: November 22

Authors:Ejaz Ghani, William R. Kerr, and Stephen O'Connell Abstract We analyze the spatial determinants of female entrepreneurship in India in the manufacturing and services sectors. We focus on the presence of incumbent female-owned... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 3

of Entrepreneurship and Innovation By: Chatterji, Aaron, Edward Glaeser, and William R. Kerr Abstract—This chapter reviews recent academic work on the spatial concentration of entrepreneurship and innovation... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017

facilitated research investment in an area of significant social value, patents promoted disclosure. Our findings highlight the importance of complementarities between prize and patent-based incentives in the design of innovation... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

06 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

Administration at Harvard Business School. Those who arrived between the ages of 14 and 17 fared better than their 18- to 21-year-old counterparts in education, language fluency, careers, and economic well-being over the following... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

25 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 25, 2007

popular or unpopular titles relates to their appreciation of those titles, and assess the characteristics of customers in the "head" and "tail" of the distribution of choices across titles. I find that a large share of consumers, particularly those... View Details